Περιγραφή
Porcelain dinner and coffee/tea set designed Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika made by the Ionia Company for Zoumboulaki Galleries, circa 1993.
It was presented at the Zoumboulakis Galleries in 1993. It is inspired by the adventures of Odysseus on the island of Phaeacia. (Ο ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ ΣΤΟ ΝΗΣΙ ΤΩΝ ΦΑΙΑΚΩΝ). The designs for the plates were made in the 1940s, at a time when the study of the Odyssey had preoccupied the artist.
The title of this series is ΠΑΙΧΝΙΔΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΠΑΛΑΤΙ ΤΟΥ ΑΛΚΙΝΟΟΥ (GAMES IN THE PALACE OF ALKINOOS). Signed by the artist on the verso, stamped by Zoumboulakis Galleries, stamped by Ionia Company (famous porcelain manufacturer), titled and numbered 31/130.
The set is consisted of:
- 12 large plates
- 14 soup plates
- 10 mugs
- 9 coffee or tea cups
- 1 tea pot
- 1 small bowl
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 large salad bowl
- 1 soup bowl with lid
Total: 50 pieces